Westerville is a medium-sized city located in the state of Ohio. With a population of 35,408 people and seven constituent neighborhoods, Westerville is the 32nd largest community in Ohio.

Westerville is a decidedly white-collar city, with fully 88.25% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Westerville is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Westerville who work in office and administrative support jobs (15.78%), sales jobs (13.99%), and management occupations (13.70%).

Also of interest is that Westerville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

In addition, Westerville is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates," which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Westerville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The city's good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Westerville's overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

Even though Westerville is not a small city, it doesn't have a public transportation system that anybody uses for their daily commute to work.

Westerville Information and Demographics

The citizens of Westerville are very well educated compared to the average community in the nation: 44.58% of adults in Westerville have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Westerville in 2000 was $29,401, which is wealthy relative to Ohio and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $117,604 for a family of four. However, Westerville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Westerville home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. The most prevalent race in Westerville is White, followed by African-American. Important ancestries of people in Westerville include German, Irish, English, Italian, Scottish, Polish, and French.

The most common language spoken in Westerville is English.